World’s smallest snake rediscovered in Barbados after 20 years
Hidden beneath a weathered rock in central Barbados, researchers recently spotted one of the planet’s tiniest reptiles —…
Chimps ‘lager a day’ in ripe fruit fuels drunken monkey theory
The research adds weight to the so-called “drunken monkey” hypothesis – the idea that the human appetite for…
Endangered Red and Yellow Mountain Frogs Are Bred for First Time–Years of Work to Save the Species
– credit Southern Cross University A unique and beautiful mountain-dwelling frog has been bred in captivity and released…
Cephalopods Passed a Cognitive Test Intended For Human Children : ScienceAlert
An eye-opening experiment on cephalopods reinforces why it is so important for us not to underestimate animal intelligence.…
‘Pivotal step’ announced in effort to bring back the dodo
Facebook Tweet Email Link A plan to genetically engineer a version of the dodo, a giant flightless bird…
Rescuers Notice Something Off About Giraffe’s Foot — Then Realize She’s In Danger
Last month in Kenya, a giraffe found herself in a precarious position. While grazing with her family, she…
Fishermen catch a large-eyed shark never before documented
Fishermen in the Western Visayas brought a small, large-eyed shark to a local port, and a visiting research…
5 incredible animal senses that work like real-life superpowers
In today’s busy world, we often forget how incredible the animal kingdom really is. Over millions of years,…
Chimps consume equivalent of a beer a day in alcohol from fermented fruit | Science
Someone have a word with the chimps? Observations of the apes in the wild show them imbibing the…
Escaped monkey ‘went for a stroll’ in Co Donegal
Killian McLaughlin Killian McLaughlin with Joey the capuchin monkey There was some serious monkey business after a primate…
Chimps ‘lager a day’ in ripe fruit fuels drunken monkey theory
Elizabeth Dawson and Helen BriggsBBC climate and science team Aleksey Maro Understanding more about the diet of wild…
Scientists claim they’ve made ‘pivotal step’ in bringing back the dodo for first time in 300 years | Science
Since its demise in the 17th century, the dodo has long been synonymous with extinction. But thousands of…